Minki van der Westhuizen

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Willemien "Minki" van der Westhuizen[1] (born 26 February 1984[2]) is a South African fashion model.

Van der Westhuizen was born in Durbanville, Cape Town, and attended Stellenberg High School in nearby Bellville.[2][3] She began modelling at age 16[2], and is currently under the Max Models agency.[4] Van de Westhuizen has been featured in the 2002, 2003, 2006 and 2007 swimsuit editions of South African Sports Illustrated magazine.[1] She was ranked #24 on the Maxim Hot 100 Women of 2003.[5] Van de Westhuizen's first film role was in a film entitled Big Fellas, in which she was a representative of the South African Models Organisation of South Africa union.

In 2006, nude photographs of Van der Westhuizen were leaked onto the Internet.[6] The photos were taken on her twenty-first birthday while she was getting ready for her birthday party.[7]

Van de Westhuizen previously dated Graeme Smith, the captain of the South Africa national cricket team.[8], and received much media coverage during the team's 2004 cricket tour of India.[9] She married businessman Constant Visser in October 2007 in Stellebosch.[10]

[edit] References

  1. ^ a b Sports Illustrated Swimwear 2007. Retrieved on 2008-01-31.
  2. ^ a b c Official website of Minki van der Westhuizen. Retrieved on 2008-01-31.
  3. ^ Stellenberg High School. Retrieved on 2008-01-31.
  4. ^ Max Models. Retrieved on 2008-01-31.
  5. ^ MAXIM Magazine (2003-05-16). "MAXIM Magazine Unveils the 'Hot 100' for 2003". Press release. Retrieved on 2008-01-31.
  6. ^ Schoeman, Le Roux. "Minki steaming about bubble bath pics", Die Burger, 2006-08-07. Retrieved on 2008-01-31. 
  7. ^ Williams, Murray. "Naked Minki stumped", Cape Argus, 2006-08-08. Retrieved on 2008-01-31. 
  8. ^ Rice, Xan. "Caught and bowled over", The Observer, 2004-06-06. Retrieved on 2008-01-31. 
  9. ^ Long, Phil. "Hunting Slinky through the fog", BBC, 2004-11-26. Retrieved on 2008-01-31. 
  10. ^ Nel, Carrie-Ann. "'Minki looked like a princess'", Die Burger, 2007-10-01. Retrieved on 2008-01-31. 

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